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 This file contains ns-3 release notes (most recent releases first).
 
+Release 3.0.9 (2007/12/15)
+========================
+   - A new contrib directory with helper classes: 
+     EventGarbageCollector, Gnuplot
+   - Tracing support for Applications
+   - A 802.11 model ported from Yans. This model supports:
+       * a rather extensive PHY model
+       * log-distance and friis propagation model
+       * a simple set of rate control algorithms (ARF, Ideal, 
+         AARF, constant-rate)
+       * adhoc and infrastructure mode (beacon+assoc)
+   - many bugs fixed
+
 Release 3.0.8 (2007/11/15)
 ========================
    - A simple error model